Diabetes Later in Life? Could Be Type 1 Misdiagnosis could cause delays in appropriate care

People with type 1 diabetes might be misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes in adulthood, researchers suggested. Published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a cross-sectional analysis reported that 42% (95% CI 39-45) of people with type 1 diabetes were diagnosed between the ages of 31 and 60, despite representing only 4% (n=537) of new diabetes cases diagnosed after the age of 30 in the cohort. "It is typically considered a disease of childhood and adolescence, but can occur at any age," wrote Nicholas J. Thomas, MRCP, of the University of Exeter Medical School in the U.K., and colleagues. "Identification of type 1 diabetes in adults older than 30 years is challenging because of the much higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes than type 1 diabetes in older adults (type 1 diabetes accounts for <5% of all cases)," and diagnosis-related errors https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/type1diabetes/69633?xid=NL_breakingnews_2017-12-04&eun=g721819d0r&pop=0&ba=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_120417&utm_term=Morning%20Break%20-%20Active%20Users%20-%20180%20days